natalieb1001 natalieb1001

12-07-2014
Mathematics

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During his tennis career in singles play, John won 3 fewer tournament A titles than tournament B titles, and 2 more tournament C titles than tournament B titles. If he won 17 of these titles total, how many times did he win each one?
How many A titles
How many B titles
How many C titles

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cindy1220 cindy1220

12-07-2014

A = B - 3
C = B + 2
B = B

(B-3) + (B+ 2) + B = 17
3B - 1 = 17
B = (17+1)/3 =6
A = B-3 =6-3=3
C=B +2=6+2=8

Answer :
3 A titles
6 B titles
8 C titles

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